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Evangelicals and Trump

What do you know? It turns out that much of Trump’s appeal to white evangelicals is grounded in racism. A Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate who now runs the Public Religion Research Institute, Robert P. Jones, argues that Trump inspired … Continue reading

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Lunatic quote for the day

.@PressSec on whether Trump will attend the inauguration on Fox Business: "I think the president will attend his own inauguration. He would have to be there, in fact." — Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) November 13, 2020 Think about that: Kayleigh McEnany, … Continue reading

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Bridge collapse in North Carolina

So: the news crew heads to a bridge to get some video of a swollen river, and … what do you know? And notice the guy on the far side of the bridge, hotfooting back to the embankment. The plain, … Continue reading

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You-read-it-here-first department

I predicted more than 3-years ago that The Donald wouldn’t leave the White House gracefully. I can easily imagine Trump provoking a Constitutional crisis by challenging the Congress to send armed U.S. Marshals to remove him from office. I can’t … Continue reading

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Scary tweet of the day

Pompeo just now: “There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration." — John Hudson (@John_Hudson) November 10, 2020 I’m sure that Trump is going to go, and equally certain that he isn’t going to go without a … Continue reading

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